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BMW’s Relations With China Dealers Strained

Dealers Want Lower Sales Targets and Subsidies

Updated Dec. 31, 2014 6:32 a.m. ET

SHANGHAI—BMW AG’s relations with its dealers in China are becoming increasingly strained, with some saying they won’t take new vehicles unless the German auto maker agrees to lower sales targets and pay them subsidies.

Executives at two BMW dealer operators said they are asking BMW to lower its sales target for 2015 and pay dealers five billion...